Singapore legislation

Clause 8

Amendment of section 20

Section 20 of the Women’s Charter is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “certificate for marriage, and may grant his” in the seventh and eighth lines of subsection (1) thereof and substituting therefor the words “marriage licence, and may grant a special marriage”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately before the word “licence” in the first line of subsection (2) thereof, the words “special marriage”;

(c)

by deleting the words “the female” in the third line of subsection (2) thereof and substituting therefor the word “any”;

(d)

by inserting, immediately before the word “licence” in the first line of subsection (3) thereof, the words “special marriage”; and

(e)

by deleting the marginal note thereto and substituting therefor the words “Special marriage licence.”.

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